Seeds Pesto Besto™ Sweet Italian Basil (Ocimum)
Seeds Pesto Besto™ Sweet Italian Basil (Ocimum)
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Pesto Besto is the most amazing seed basil you’ve ever seen. This is truly a game-changing plant—it is the most downy mildew-resistant seed-grown Italian sweet basil. This large, vigorous plant produces a high yield of usable, deliciously aromatic leaves. The more you harvest, the better it grows.
Harvest: Harvest sprays of leaves by cutting stems just above two new sprouting lateral branches to get lush regrowth. For best flavor and leaf production, harvest and or pinch regularly to promote fresh tender growth. If heavy flowering happens late in the season that will likely affect the taste, but when it is actively growing new leaves and shoots it will have its best flavor.
Growth: Pesto Besto plants will reach full size in about 4-6 weeks after transplanting them from a 4” container into the landscape or a larger pot. Your location and temperatures can impact how quickly the plant grows for you. In any case, you should be able to start harvesting from your plant pretty regularly within a few weeks after transplanting to your garden or patio planter.
- 18-30" tall & 12-24" wide at maturity
- Annual except in zones 10-11
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
Use CODE: SEED3 for a discount on 3 packs. Use CODE: SEED6 to get a discount on 6 or more seeds packets.
Starting Seeds: Sow seeds indoors 1/2" deep 6 weeks before your local frost-free date. Seeds should germinate in 5-10 days at 70 degrees F. Keep soil moist. Transplant outdoors when night temperatures are above 65 degrees F.
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Zone |
Average Last Frost Date |
Start Seeds Indoors |
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3 |
May 1-16 |
March 20-April 4 |
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4 |
April 24 – May 12 |
March 13-31 |
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5 |
April 7-30 |
February 24-March 19 |
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6 |
April 1-21 |
February 18-March 10 |
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7 |
March 22 – April 3 |
February 8-20 |
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8 |
March 13-28 |
January 30-February 14 |
Packet contains 25 seeds
Store seeds in a cool, dry area until ready for use.
Features
- Heat Tolerant
Characteristics
- Height: 18 - 30 In
- Spread: 12 - 24 In
- Habit: Upright
- Foliage Color: Green
- Bloom Time: Planting To Hard Frost